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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where the revolving door was fully developed






2. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






3. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






4. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






5. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






6. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






7. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






8. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






9. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






10. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






11. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






12. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






13. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






14. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






15. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






16. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






17. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






18. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






19. Pale green






20. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






21. Technique of shading using dots to control value






22. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






23. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






24. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






25. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






26. Creates blue dye






27. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






28. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






29. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






30. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






31. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






32. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






33. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






34. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






35. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






36. Application of potassium sulphide






37. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






38. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






39. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






40. Something that supports a sculpture






41. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






42. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






43. The amount of light reflected by a hue






44. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






45. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






46. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






47. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






48. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






49. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






50. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.